He'd thought the tags felt a little heavy when he picked them up, but assumed it had something to do with the alloy. He hadn't realized they included a set of digital data, too -- especially not the same set CT risked her life for, over and over, until death caught up with her. The flash of surprise he feels when she reveals the hidden drive vanishes in a burst of relief: nobody else bought them first.
"I found them at Calloway's. I -- didn't know about the data in them; I just wanted to make sure they got to the right person." He rubs a thumb over the brass ball chain just visible at his shirt collar, then huffs a small laugh. "And knowing how he tends to gouge people if he digs up something personal, I didn't want you spending all your Brass on them either."
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He'd thought the tags felt a little heavy when he picked them up, but assumed it had something to do with the alloy. He hadn't realized they included a set of digital data, too -- especially not the same set CT risked her life for, over and over, until death caught up with her. The flash of surprise he feels when she reveals the hidden drive vanishes in a burst of relief: nobody else bought them first.
"I found them at Calloway's. I -- didn't know about the data in them; I just wanted to make sure they got to the right person." He rubs a thumb over the brass ball chain just visible at his shirt collar, then huffs a small laugh. "And knowing how he tends to gouge people if he digs up something personal, I didn't want you spending all your Brass on them either."